Dia (Noun)
Meaning
An intelligence agency of the United States in the Department of Defense; is responsible for providing intelligence in support of military planning and operations and weapons acquisition.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The Defense Intelligence Agency, or DIA, is a major producer and manager of foreign military intelligence for the United States.
- DIA is headquartered at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and has major operational activities at the Defense Intelligence Analysis Center.
- The DIA was established in 1961 as a consolidation of the Army's, Navy's, and Air Force's intelligence services.
- DIA's role is to provide military intelligence to warfighters, defense policymakers, and force planners in the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community.
- The DIA's workforce is composed of approximately 16,500 military and civilian employees worldwide.